"One Tossed Match," by Joseph S. Walker, in Cemetery Plots of Northern California, Capitol Crimes, 2021. This is the fourth appea...

  "Book Drop," by Susan A. Bresniker, in The Fish That Got Away, edited by Linda M. Rodriquez, Wildside Press, 2021. I admit to b...

"Catch and Release," by Mark Thielman, in The Fish That Got Away, edited by Linda M. Rodriquez, Wildside Press, 2021. This is the ...

"Born a Ramblin' Man," by Michel Lee Garrett, in Trouble No More : Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues, edit...

 "The Search for Eric Garcia," by E.A. Aymar, in Midnight Hour, a Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction From 20 Authors of Color, e...

  "Temptation is a Gun," by James D.F. Hannah, in Trouble No More : Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues, edited ...

  "Two Birds, One Todd," by Karen Harrington, in Shotgun Honey. This is the second appearance by Harrington in my column this yea...

"Hit and Run," by Doug Allyn, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November/December 2021. This is the fifth appearance here by All...

"Killers, A Story of Love in Four Acts," by Brendan DuBois, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery magazine, November/December 2020. Th...

"The Trouble with Rebecca," by Larry Light, in Alfred Htichcock's Mystery Magazine, November/December 2021.  Generally a piec...